task 2

• Prescriptivism
• Descriptivism
• Synchronic change

Prescriptivism

Linguistic prescription (or prescriptivism) is the practice of elevating one variety or manner of language use over another. It may imply some forms are incorrect, improper, illogical, lack communicative effect, or are of low aesthetic value.

Descriptivism 

the doctrine that the meanings of ethical or aesthetic terms and statements are purely descriptive rather than prescriptive, evaluative, or emotive.

synchronic change 

A diachronic study or analysis concerns itself with the evolution and change over time of that which is studied; it is roughly equivalent to historical. Thus diachronic linguistics is also known as historical linguistics. A synchronic study or analysis, in contrast, limits its concern to a particular moment of time.

task 1

Dictionary new words 

Auto-tune - a device or facility for tuning something automatically, especially a piece of computer software which enables the correction of an out-of-tune vocal performance.

Birdhouse - North American term for nest box.

Comedy of errors - A comedy of errors is a narrative work (often a play) that is light and often humorous or satirical in tone, in which the action usually features a series of comic instances of mistaken identity, and which typically culminates in a happy resolution of the thematic conflict.

Decision - a conclusion or resolution reached after consideration.

e-cigarette - another term for electronic cigarette 

forensic science - Forensic Science is any science used for the purposes of the law, and therefore provides impartial scientific evidence for use in the courts of law, e.g. in a criminal investigation and trial.

go-for-it - to do anything you have to in ​order to get something

H2O - H2O binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent.